(Jan. 27, 2021) Pinellas County’s top teacher was named Jan. 21 during a Facebook live event.

Pinellas County Schools Superintendent Michael Grego surprised Sarah Painter, a fifth-grade teacher at Eisenhower Elementary in Clearwater, as she, along with nine other finalists, waited to discover if they would be named the district’s Teacher of the Year.

“I won!” Painter said as the winner was announced, and cheers from an audience of students and colleagues erupted. “I won!” (Continue Article)